The Key to Understanding Missional
Seemingly every major scholarly presentation about missional living begins with a disclaimer, which notes how missional has become a buzz word used by churches, parachurch organizations, and Christians alike to refer to everything from world mission strategies to church growth. The disclaimer is then often followed by a few pages detailing the major world councils, the work of Leslie Newbingin, the efforts of the Gospel and Our Culture Network, and the seminal work edited by Darrell Guder, Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America, as the foundations of the true meaning of missional. Summing up these foundations, missional living is characterized by a covenanting community engaged in cultural analysis and theological reflection in order to live out God’s mission in the world.
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